Gin House Blues—Nina Simone
“Stay away from me/ Cause i’m in my sin/ If this joint is raided/ Somebody get me my gin”
40 oz to Freedom—Sublime
“But life is one big question when your starin at the clock/ And the answers always waiting at the liquor store, 40 oz to Freedom,/ So I’ll take that walk.”
What Good Can Drinking Do—Janis Joplin
“There’s a glass on the table, they say it’s gonna ease all my pain,/ And there’s a glass on the table, they say it’s gonna ease all my pain/ But I drink it down, an’ the next day I feel the same”
Piazza, New York Catcher—Belle & Sebastian
“Elope with me, Miss Private, and we’ll drink ourselves awake”
I Want You—Bob Dylan
“And I wait for them to interrupt/ Me drinkin’ from my broken cup/ And ask me to/ Open up the gate for you/ I want you, I want you/ I want you so bad/ Honey, I want you”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s7a-gFX5xM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-EQzvn4BU
How about Erin and her Cello’s “Sober?” http://youtu.be/o8tgvG_Tnwk
“I love you sober, and i love you hungover”
I really wanted to see something by Nick cave in here. There’s loads to choose from, but “Brother, my cup is empty” and “Thirsty dog” spring to mind. Though, admittedly, both of them are about the destructive elements of drinking and alcoholism – but you can still sing “Thirsty dog” loudly and boisterously, so it reclaims some ground with that.
Or “Oh, Jean” by The Proclaimers. Not actually about drinking, exactly, but if you ARE drinking and if it IS playing and you get to that point in the night where people are in the mood for it, then it’s the best song ever for a bit of dry humping.
Here’s another good drinking song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1CULMYgUfc